By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is seeking to constrain ethics investigations conducted at the state level into alleged misconduct by its lawyers, according to a proposed rule submitted on Wednesday that would shield prosecutors pursuing President Donald Trump's agenda.

The House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation into accusations that Rep. Nancy Mace overcharged a congressional program intended to help defray housing costs for lawmakers who have residences in Washington.

On Tuesday, the GOP congressman advanced to a runoff primary election. A day later, however, an ethics investigation he’s facing advanced, too.

The Justice Department proposed a new rule that blocks state bar associations from investigating federal attorneys as the DOJ appointees face scrutiny over alleged ethics violations while enforcing the Trump administration‘s agenda.

Aurora Mayor John Laesch’s promised campaign ethics reform package heads to a final vote next Tuesday, but several aldermen have expressed concerns with it.

Rep. Nancy Mace is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee over accused improper reimbursement practices for lodging expenses.

Leaders can do incredible good—and incredible harm. That was the central message at the College of Business Administration’s fifth annual Ethics Summit, where Joanne Ciulla, Ph.D., professor and

An ethics complaint against At-large City Councilor Amanda Grady Sexton was rooted in conjecture, failed to outline a specific violation of the city’s ethics rules, misapplied state law, probed events too far in the past and relied on false framing about how city government works,